F-4B Phantom II (VF-161 / CVW-16) at NAS Miramar, California - September 1964 (NNAM) Retirement of the last US Navy McDonnell F-3B Demon (BuNo 145295) in September 1964. …

VFA-161, nicknamed the Chargers, was a Strike Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established at NAS Cecil Field as Fighter Squadron VF-161 on 1 September 1960. It moved to …

6 days ago · VF-161 fly F-4B aircraft on a 2nd Vietnam Combat Cruise. On December 29, 1967, LT J.F. Dowd and his RIO, LTJG G.K. Flint, of VF-161, were flying on a routine weather …

On 1 July 1966 VF-161 F4-B's on Ready Five aboard the Connie were the first to meet three North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats which came out to attack The USS Coontz ( DLG 9 ) and …

From 12 May to 3 December 1966, VF-161 equipped with F-4Bs was embarked on USS Constellation with Carrier Air Wing 15. On 13 July, four of the squadron's aircraft engaged six …

Jan 12, 2014 · Forty-one years ago today, an Navy F-4B Phantom II from the “Chargers” of Fighter Squadron ONE SIX ONE (VF-161) scored the 197th and final US air-to-air victory of …

VF-114 and VF-74 were the first Phantom fleet squadrons on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, respectively, in 1961. With its two powerful General Electric J-79 engines, the F4H-1, later …

VF-161 was based at Atsugi in Japan and deployed to the USS Midway throughout much of the 1970s. It operated all USN Phantom models, from F-4B, through F-4N and F-4J to F-4S. The …

VF-161 Established at NAS Cecil Field FL. 1. June 1986: VF-161was redesignated VFA-161: 1. April 1988: VFA-161 Disestabliched at NAS Lemoore CA. Planes: 1960 - 1964 F3H-2 : 1964 - …

Oct 25, 2016 · One of the most famous and easily recognized fighter aircraft of the post-WWII era was the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II. This aircraft was developed as a private venture by the …